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MOPC and the Judiciary supervise the construction works of the new SDE Courthouse

Judicial Branch has vaccinated 62.89% of its personnel and maintains Covid-19 prevention protocol.

From the moment the presence of COVID-19 was announced in the country, the Judiciary established a prevention, monitoring and assistance plan for employees, which included the identification and sending home of vulnerable personnel due to health preconditions, vaccination against influenza and massive orientation through the channels of the Judicial Branch, as well as ... Read more

CPJ orders the provisional publication of the Judicial Classification of Judicial Officers

The Council of the Judiciary in its ordinary session 021-2021 of today, decided that this June 18 the Judicial Scale will be provisionally published; so that judges can know, review, observe and make proposals for corrections or modifications to the instrument within a period of two weeks. Once this period has elapsed, ... Read more

Judicial Branch and UNICEF launch course on the protection of the rights of children and adolescents

Judicial Branch and UNICEF launch course on the protection of the rights of children and adolescents

The course seeks to generate a reflection on the evolution of the principles and fundamental contents of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine at the Latin American level 30 years after its approval, especially in the area of violence. The President of the Supreme Court of Justice and ... Read more

SCJ judge assures that work is being done to improve access to justice for people with disabilities

SCJ judge assures that work is being done to improve access to justice for people with disabilities

  Judge Nancy I. Salcedo Fernandez said that the use of non-exclusive and non-discriminatory language will be promoted, in addition to the architectural adaptation of spaces to improve access to judicial offices. The Judiciary has a policy of equality for persons with disabilities, and in this sense, awareness strategies are being developed for judicial servants, in order to achieve a better accessibility to the judicial offices.

Judicial Branch begins process to implement ISO 9001 Quality Standard

Implementation of iso quality standard

The process of implementation of this standard consists of several stages that will cover from May of this year until March 2022, where internal and external audits will be made, as well as preparation of personnel to achieve the certification of the Quality Standard. The Judicial Branch began this Tuesday the process of ISO 9001:2015, which aims to implement a new Quality Standard for the ... Read More

Judicial Council and Real Estate Registry sign agreement with Inposdom

Judicial Council and Real Estate Registry sign agreement with Inposdom

The agreement is aimed at reinforcing the logistical capacities of the Judicial Power Council and the Real Estate Registry to strengthen the provision of justice services to users. The Judicial Power Council (CPJ) and the Real Estate Registry (RI) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Dominican Postal Institute (Inposdom), with the objective of establishing the general bases to carry out the services provided to the users of the Dominican ... Read More

CPJ provides for adjustment of the minimum pension and implements improvements to retiree health insurance

CPJ provides for adjustment of the minimum pension and implements improvements to retiree health insurance

There are 936 pensioners on the current payroll, of which 701 will benefit from this measure, representing 74.80 percent of the total. The Judicial Power Council (CPJ) ordered as of May 1 that pensioners and retirees of the Judicial Power who receive a pension amount of less than RD$5,000.00, will obtain an increase to RD$8,000.00; as well as an increase of between 5 to 10% to those who receive a pension of less than RD$5,000.00, ... Read More

SCJ President affirms that Justice is committed to equity and inclusion

SCJ President affirms that Justice is committed to equity and inclusion 

  During her dissertation entitled: "Access to Justice for Children and Adolescents: Guide to Decent Treatment", from the perspective of the Judiciary", within the framework of the Summit for Justice and Equity for Children and Adolescents in the Dominican Republic, Molina Peña indicated that it is a priority to break down ideological barriers and the various difficulties that limit the access to justice for children and adolescents... Read more